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News Releases
February 27, 2008 - Rancho Tissue Technologies Takes Steps Toward VeriFlora® Certification
Rancho Tissue Technologies (RTT), a plant-tissue culture facility serving the horticulture industry, has begun steps toward sustainability. According to RTT owner Heather May, the plant-tissue culture lab has started working with VeriFloraâ, the sustainability certification program for fresh cut flowers, potted plants, and other horticultural items. “Certification through VeriFloraâ will allow us to state our micro-cuttings are ‘certified sustainably grown’,” May says. More>>
January 7, 2008 - Rancho Tissue Technologies Supplier for Hort Couture Growers
Rancho Tissue Technologies (RTT) is pleased to announce it has been selected as a supplier to the growers of the Hort Couture program. "We will be supplying tissue-cultured liners to the Hort Couture program's large group of growers," says Heather May, RTT's owner. "This is a great honor and a wonderful opportunity for Rancho Tissue Technologies ."
The Hort Couture brand, introduced in 2007, offers the most sought-after new plants and genetics from the world’s best breeders and plants people. The marketing of upscale plant products as "couture" quality identifies with the industry’s leading demographic - women. The program offers consumers a diverse product mix of quality plant material, complimented with simple, effective instructions to create gardening successes for the individual gardener.
May 2, 2007 - Rancho Tissue Technologies Hires New Researcher
Rancho Tissue Technologies (RTT) welcomes Susana Vanzie-Canton as a new researcher. More>>
April 30 , 2007 - Yoder Brothers Joins Rancho Tissue Technologies' Distribution Network
In March 2007, Yoder Brothers Co. joined the team of distributors brokering Rancho Tissue Technologies' tissue liners. With the addition of Yoder, Rancho Tissues' liners are now available through 13 distributors worldwide, as well as directly from Rancho Tissue. A Yoder broker representative can be reached at (800) 232-9775 ext. 2500.
October 13 , 2006 - Rancho Tissue Technologies Unveils New & Improved Web Site
Rancho Tissue Technologies (RTT), a plant-tissue culture facility serving the horticulture industry, has upgraded its Web site for better use by its customers. More>>
May 15, 2006 - Rancho Tissue Technologies Now Offering Bamboo pervariabilis
Rancho Tissue Technologies (RTT), a plant-tissue culture facility serving the horticulture industry, is now offering tissue-cultured Bamboo pervariablis for sale. More>>

Rancho Tissue Technologies Hires Research Director
Rancho Tissue Technologies, a plant-tissue culture facility serving the horticulture industry, is proud to welcome Dr. Shiping Zhang as its research director. He brings extensive experience as a plant physiologist in both industry and academics to the RTT team. More >>
Agave From Tissue Culture Now Readily Available
Rancho Tissue Technologies, Inc. recently has introduced an exciting series of Agave. By growing Agave in tissue culture, the lab can produce in one year what growers who use traditional methods would need several years to grow. More >>
Euphorbia 'Supergrandiflora' Sets New Bloom Size Standards
The new series of Euphorbia milii (Crown of Thorns) from Thailand has flowers larger than anything you have ever seen in a Crown of Thorns. More >> |